Cake-icing machine



Feb; 15, 1927.

Y J w `cATEs vCAKE ICING MACHINE Fild July 23, l1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Y l f l I v l Inventor ttomey leb. 15, 1927.

1,618,053 J. W.l CAJES CAKE IcING MACHINE Filed Julyzs, 1926- 2 sheets-sheet 2 f WWW l. Ei-

Patented Feb. 1927..

rai/insv w. earns; oir COFFEYVILLE, Kansasy claim-rente MACHINE.

fiippncation' inea July 23, 192e serial no. 124,46.

i rlhis invention relates generally to confectionery apparatus, and has more par'- ticular reference to a machine for use inthe icing of cakes, the primary ob]ect ofthe in-A vention residing in the provisionof `amachine of thiseliaracter that isk relatively` sim le of construction and Aol eration and stood, the same comprising the novel form,

- 40 from the cornersV of which depend support-v combination, and arrangement of parts. hereinafter more fully described,l shown inthe accompanying drawings and' claimed. Y.

Y. In thev Ydrawings wherein like numerals indicatey like parts throughout the views: Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of ai machine constructed in accordance 'with' the present invention. l VVFigure 2 is a top plan view thereof. f I

Figure 3 is a detail vertical section taken substantially upon the line 3- -3-.of Figure f 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.v

Figure 4 is a similar view taken at a point near the center of the machine, and

Figure 5 is a'section taken substantially upon the line 15-5 of'Figure 4 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrows,

this:.figlire more clearlyy disclosing the construction. of one ofthe licing discharge devices of the machine.

Now having particular reference to the vdrawing' wherein there is disclosed the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, of which I am at this time familiar, the said machine constitutes' the provision of a ing legs 6. The frame 5 preferably includes two proposed side bars 7-7 and V8--87 the lower vbars terminating short of the opposite yends yof the upper bars, and being; interconnected by crossba'rs Y99. The inner sides ofthe upper bars 7'-7 of the frame are longitudinally slotted as at .lO-10 and slidably 1 arranged therein are longitudinal ribs 11-11 upon the opposite ,sides of a rectangular shaped cake supporting board `12, vthe under side of which is provided at one edge with a longitudinally extending rack bar 13 in mesh with the teeth of which is 'a small gear 14 upon the inner end of a short shaft 15 suitably journaled to the adjacentside of the yframe A5, the outer end of this shaft carryinga hand'lciank 16. Ob-

viously, the turning ofthis hand ycrank in opposite directions will ycause the sliding' movement of the cake board 12 in reverse 4direction within the frame. Y i l' f The center of the cake board 12 is'foi'med Awith a relatively large circular rabbetcd opening 17 within which is arranged a circular and rotary cake supporting board 18 iv that is supported at its bottom sidebyrollthe rectangular cake supporting .board-VV 12. This circular cakegboard 18 is provided at its under` side and at itsfcenter with afbev'el gear 20 inv mesh with whichis a smaller bevel gear 21r mounted upon the transversely arranged shaft v22A that is: also Journaled through certain sideV bars, of the frame 5 asv indicated in Figure 4, the" outer endfofthe shaft being equipped witha hand crank 23.

Extending :verticallyffrom thel sides Yof the 'frame' 5 at the center thereof are'posts Y Obviously, a turning ofthe crank will facil.- l

24 to the upper kends of which are vertically Y adjustably secured the end` bars of an inverted substantiallyU-shaped frame 25.

Secured to the underside ofwtliis frame 25 and at the center thereofis ay depending icing discharging unit `designated generally by-.ythe reference character 26. Thisunit consistsV of atransversely lextending hoi-'i- Vzontal pipe 27 the ends of which are turned se downwardly Vand have communication with l a pair of relatively L-shaped pipesr 28-28 that are formed at vtheir inner sides lwith narrow icing dischargiiigslots 29, Figure 5, from certain side edges of which are `tan.- gentiallyarranged icing spreading blades 30, the blades of-the pipes 28-1-28AA preferably i extending in ythe opposite, direction as indicated in Figures 3 `and 4.1 i Y i 4Supported rupon oneside ofthe" machine frame is an icing container 31equipped with an air pump 32 whereby the icing may be forcibly ejected therefrom. AFor' establishing communication ybetween this icing yreceptacle 31 and the primary rceiving pipe 27 ofthe icing .distributingunit 26 is a iiexible hose 33, and it will at once be apparent determined size has been supported( uponv ice' `that whena square or oblong` cake o f pre- 

